Visiting With Tim

My brother has his two oldest children for the summer, so they stayed with us for a few days before heading down to the grandparents.  The cousins had a great time playing together.  Tim and I took all the kids to the zoo one day, and they had a great time feeding the birds, watching monkeys climb and seeing an enormous crocodile.  It was a big hit – until it started to hail. 

 

We were trapped at the elephant enclosure as torrents of rain and pea-sized hail suddenly started to come down.  We originally planned to wait it out, but the kids were getting cold, so we decided to make a dash for the zoo restaurant with everyone huddled under 3 umbrellas (and a stroller).   By the time we got into shelter the girls’ pants were soaking wet and they were crying and shivering.   I didn’t have a change of clothes for them, so we took them to the car, covered them with jackets and made our way home.   Next time we’ll make sure the forecast is clear and take them fishing.